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Schools in Tonawanda Town

Tonawanda Town’s public schools

Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Tonawanda Town. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/9schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 71% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.9K
▼ 25% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.5
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
6,122 students on the public path
In brief

Tonawanda Town’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Tonawanda Town’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Kenmore West Senior High School places highest (better than 62%); Holmes Elementary School lowest (13%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Tonawanda Town, graded from D to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two middle schools: Kenmore West Senior High School and Kenmore East Senior High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Tonawanda Town, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–45 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−
5–72 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC−
8–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School DistrictGrades K–12 · 10 schools · 6,302 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$25,894NY $34,607 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 48.9% · 2196 students tested
Math43%
State average 46.5% · 2411 students tested

Tonawanda Town vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share Tonawanda Town’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Tonawanda Town—Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free
TonawandaC+Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free
KenmoreC+Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free
Grand IslandA−Grand Island Central
Tonawanda (city)B−Tonawanda City
AmherstA−Williamsville Central PK–12 · Sweet Home Central PK–12
North TonawandaB−North Tonawanda City
BuffaloDBuffalo City

2 of the 7 neighbors share Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free with Tonawanda Town, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Tonawanda Town

9 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Tonawanda Townin other towns
Thomas A Edison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Tonawanda
B−
609 students13:1Rate it →
Herbert Hoover Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Buffalo
C
570 students11:1Rate it →
Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Buffalo
B−
496 students13:1Rate it →
Ben Franklin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Buffalo
C−
460 students10:1Rate it →
Holmes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Tonawanda
D
274 students8:1Rate it →
Herbert Hoover Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–7 · Buffalo
C−
772 students11:1Rate it →
Ben Franklin Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–7 · Buffalo
C−
654 students10:1Rate it →
Kenmore West Senior High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Buffalo
B
1,235 students10:1Rate it →
Kenmore East Senior High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Tonawanda
B
1,052 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Tonawanda Town’s schools

Are Tonawanda Town’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Tonawanda Town. Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Tonawanda Town. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Tonawanda Town in?

Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District.

Where do Tonawanda Town kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Kenmore West Senior High School and Kenmore East Senior High School.

Parents talk

What Tonawanda Town families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.